Our room

Johannesburg

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October 8th 2015
08 October 2015 The plane landed at Johannesburg at 05.15 and after the taxi driver had some navigational difficulties we arrived at the Summer Gardens Guest House at about 7. Our accommodation turned out to be a collection of partly thatched buildings in African style. Fortunately our room which opened out onto the immaculately maintained gardens was immediately made available to us. ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more